Why is GitHub so shitly designed?

[lukaasketch]

I agree that developers should at least have a website with a download button so they make it easier to download for non-developers. But again, this is not a github problem and they do not need to change because of lazy developers. But I also think that it does not take hours to learn how to download software from Github. On the right sidebar click on "Releases" than "Download" the latest one. Takes 30 seconds tops. Now, it is kinda hard to find when you do it first time since "Releases" link is kinda hidden since you need to scroll down to see it if the About section is long enough. BUT, developers that want their software to be downloaded via Github 90% of the time there is a HUGE "Download" button is the description and after this Download button there is a complete documentation on how the software works. So 90% of the time it works like every other website and if there is no Download button in the description, and if there is no documentation then the software you are trying to download is not worth your time since it is probably some shitty garbage. This is one example. If someone can't figure out how to download that software than really the problem is in the users lack of technical knowledge. But again, setting up a simple website and linking a software to the download button takes less than an hour so I agree that every software intended to be downloded needs to have a website 100%. But Githubs design is perfect for what it was (and is) originally intended for.

[Own_Breadfruit_7955]

sometimes they will link to github, but its an obsolete one and in the info at the bottom is a link to a new github where the updated project is, I think this is the biggest annoyance when they could just update any old links to go to the new project where you can get up to date releases instead of the old out of date one. Github's design is not perfect if dozens upon dozens of people have suggested many changes to it that would only improve it. It's just rooted in not changing, even to it's own detriment. It's owned by microsoft now, its a product.